License plate readers in DeKalb, IL
Volunteers have documented 24 automated license plate readers inside DeKalb. That is the 57th-largest total among the 180 Illinois cities indexed here, and 0.3% of the statewide total. Its 1.4 readers per square mile spread across 17.8 square miles — thinner coverage than 61% of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Genetec holds the largest share here at 67%, rather than Flock Safety, which leads in most cities in this index.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed September 4, 2026.
24
readers documented
1.4
per square mile
57th
of 180 indexed Illinois cities · 1,023rd of 2,395 nationally
0.3%
of Illinois’s documented total
Dot colors follow the manufacturer legend below. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Who makes them
- Flock Safety7 · 29%
- Motorola Solutions1 · 4%
- Genetec16 · 67%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 23 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- How they’re mounted
- pole (17), street lamp (1)
- Coverage area
- 17.8 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Genetec camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · Illinois's ALPR statute
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